# \[MX\] - \_x/y of empty mC - should be simple!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/96761>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 13, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/96761 "2003-12-13T03:28:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![lunatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/73ab20/32.png) [@lunatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunatic)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/96761/1 "2003-12-13T03:28:33Z")

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Okay this is really starting to drive me nuts! What is wrong with this code?

[AS]  
on (release) {  
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“container2”, 1);  
loadMovieNum(“calendar2.swf”, 1);  
\_root.container2.\_x = 205.8  
\_root.container2.\_y = 34.3;  
trace (\_root.container2.\_x)  
}  
[/AS]

It puts it at (0,0) of the \_root! I tried “this”, I tried “\_parent”, I tried nothing at all in front of container2. I even changed the x and y to something ridiculous. The trace returns the correct value but the clip ain’t budging. Why?! :hair:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/96761/2 "2003-12-13T03:40:06Z")

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You are creating a movie clip but loading the movie into level? You should be loading it into the movie clip you created.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/96761/3 "2003-12-13T04:39:39Z")

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yeah, well . . .uh . . . I knew that! I was just testing youse guys . . . yeah! That’s it!

:drool:

_thanks_

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/96761/4 "2003-12-13T05:24:34Z")

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come on loonie, i’ve taught you better than that! jk, hehe 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx--x-y-of-empty-mc-should-be-simple/96761/5 "2003-12-13T15:52:52Z")

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I know! And that is what is so dang frustrating! :upset: You’d think I’d get this stuff by now but I guess we all have our up late/too much rum and eggnog nights, heh heh

Pretty soon when I have a dumb question I’m just going to have to reregister with a different name - wipe my slate clean! Think I’ll call myself “dumb\*ss” . . .